Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Touchdowns per season
| Season | Touchdowns per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 50 | |
| 1969 | 61 | |
| 1970 | 72 | |
| 1971 | 83 | |
| 1972 | 94 | |
| 1973 | 82 | |
| 1974 | 70 | |
| 1975 | 59 | |
| 1976 | 47 | |
| 1977 | 35 |
Data sources
- Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Pro Football Reference
- NFL official records
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Charlie Sanders ranks #308 in American Football
Charlie Sanders ranks 308th among American Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 2740th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 82.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 88, Longevity 78, Honours 82, Statistics 88. Those categories are normalised against the full American Football reference universe of 340 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1968–1977 with 10 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1972, which sets the Peak component at 88. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 88 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes pro bowls 7, career receptions 336, receiving yards 4817, receiving touchdowns 31.
Immediately ahead sits Jason Witten on 82.8, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Floyd Little on 82.7. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Charlie Sanders GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Sanders stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full American Football cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1972. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 9 years of competition and 10 recorded seasons. Scored 78/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
Top Sanders comparisons
Charlie Sanders — frequently asked
- Is Charlie Sanders the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Charlie Sanders ranks 308th in American Football with a GOAT Score of 82.8, behind Tom Brady on 97.2.
- What is Charlie Sanders's GOAT Score?
- 82.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Charlie Sanders rank all time?
- 2740th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 308th within American Football.
- Charlie Sanders vs Jason Witten: who ranks higher?
- Charlie Sanders, on 82.8 against Jason Witten's 82.8 — a margin of 0.0 points.